Sentence examples of "modest decline" in English

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The institution of marriage appears to be on the decline. L'institution du mariage semble être sur le déclin.
The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became. Il est devenu de plus en plus humble alors qu'il montait l'échelle sociale.
He gathered the courage to decline the offer. Il rassembla le courage de décliner la proposition.
On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto". Ce jour-là de 1887, parut à Varsovie, une brochure de Louis Lazare Zamenhof traitant de « Langue Internationale ». Sa taille était modeste, sa devise ambitieuse : « Pour qu'une langue soit internationale, il ne suffit pas de la nommer ainsi. » Comme nom d'auteur était indiqué : « Docteur Espéranto ».
The decline is not so deep after seasonal adjustment. Le recul n'est pas si grand après ajustement saisonnier.
The older he grew, the more modest he became. Plus il vieillissait, plus il devenait modeste.
Romans did not want their Empire to decline; but it did. Les romains ne voulaient pas que leur empire décline mais il a décliné.
Their modest income doesn't allow for many luxuries. Leur revenu modeste ne leur permet pas beaucoup de gâteries.
His health has begun to decline now. Sa santé commence à décliner à présent.
The union was modest in its wage demands. Le syndicat fut modéré dans ses revendications salariales.
She tried to persuade him not to decline the offer. Elle essaya de le convaincre de ne pas refuser l'offre.
She is a popular musician but very modest. C'est une musicienne populaire mais elle est très humble.
The mayor thought that he should investigate the decline in tax revenues. La maire pensa qu'il devrait enquêter sur la chute des recettes fiscales.
Biodiversity continues to decline each year. Chaque année la biodiversité continue de reculer.
Today is the fifth day of continual stock price decline. Aujourd'hui est le cinquième jour de déclin continu des cours de bourse.
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